How Linux Works: What Every Super User Should Know

Description

How Linux Works describes the inside of the Linux system for systems administrators, whether they maintain an extensive network in the office or one Linux box at home. Some books try to give you copy-and-paste instructions for how to deal with every single system issue that may arise, but How Linux Works actually shows you how the Linux system functions so that you can come up with your own solutions. After a guided tour of filesystems, the boot sequence, system management basics, and networking, author Brian Ward delves into open-ended topics such as development tools, custom kernels, and buying hardware, all from an administrator's point of view. With a mixture of background theory and real-world examples, this book shows both "how" to administer Linux, and "why" each particular technique works, so that you will know how to make Linux work for you.

CONTENTS:

PREFACEChapter 1: THE BASICSChapter 2: DEVICES, DISKS, FILESYSTEMS, AND THE KERNELChapter 3: HOW LINUX BOOTSChapter 4: ESSENTIAL SYSTEM FILES, SERVERS, AND UTILITIESChapter 5: CONFIGURING YOUR NETWORKChapter 6: NETWORK SERVICESChapter 7: INTRODUCTION TO SHELL SCRIPTSChapter 8: DEVELOPMENT TOOLSChapter 9: COMPILING SOFTWARE FROM SOURCE CODEChapter 10: MAINTAINING THE KERNELChapter 11: CONFIGURING AND MANIPULATING PERIPHERAL DEVICESChapter 12: PRINTINGChapter 13: BACKUPSChapter 14: SHARING FILES WITH SAMBAChapter 15: NETWORK FILE TRANSFERChapter 16: USER ENVIRONMENTSChapter 17: BUYING HARDWARE FOR LINUXChapter 18: FURTHER DIRECTIONSCommand ClassificationBIBLIOGRAPHY